UFC 121 Lesnar vs. Velasquez: Results And Video


UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez saw the Ultimate Fighting Championship head West to Anaheim, California Saturday night with a headline fight for the heavyweight world championship. As always, if you don’t want to know the results, scroll straight to the video.

Top of the card say Brock Lesnar take on Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight title, and although the fight was well battled, it didn’t go the distance, with Lesnar losing out to Velasquez 4:12 into round one by knock out.

In the other main fights, Sanchez defeated Thiago via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28) and Hamill defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

UFC 121 Results

Preliminary card

  • Heavyweight bout: Jon Madsen vs. Gilbert Yvel
Madsen defeated Yvel via TKO (punches) at 1:48 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Lesnar vs. Velasquez fight.
  • Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi vs. Dong Yi Yang
Camozzi defeated Yang via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Lightweight bout: Sam Stout vs. Paul Taylor
Stout defeated Taylor via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).
  • Welterweight bout: Mike Guymon vs. Daniel Roberts
Roberts defeated Guymon via submission (anaconda choke) at 1:13 of round 1. This bout aired last on the live broadcast following the Lesnar vs. Velasquez fight.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

  • Middleweight bout: Patrick Côté vs. Tom Lawlor
Lawlor defeated Côté via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Middleweight bout: Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen
McGee defeated Jensen via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:21 of round 3.

Main card

  • Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Schaub defeated Gonzaga via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill
Hamill defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
  • Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
Sanchez defeated Thiago via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Welterweight bout: Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann
Shields defeated Kampmann via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27).
  • Heavyweight Championship bout: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Cain Velasquez
Velasquez defeated Lesnar via TKO (punches) at 4:12 of round 1 to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.

UFC 121 Video

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